The Big Story Since Oct. 7, poll after poll has revealed that younger Americans are more skeptical of Israel and more hostile to Jews than their elders. Earlier this month, for instance, an Economist/YouGov poll found that 28% Americans under the age of 30 agreed that “Jews have too much power in America” (compared to 16% of Americans as a whole), while 23% agreed that “the Holocaust has been exaggerated” (compared to 9% of Americans overall). Now a new poll from Harvard/Harris offers some even more alarming numbers on Gen Z attitudes toward Jews—and in the process sheds some light on the sources of anti-Jewish sentiment among young Americans.
When social justice aka Tikun Olam serves as a substitute for any committment to authentic Jewish tradition, that opens the door for an unwillingness to support Israel, rabbis who accentuate the universal themes of social justice at the expense of Jewish communal and individual committments, and to allow BDS and worse to be legitimized within the Jewish world
I’m a little suspicious of polls that don’t break down the demographics.
For example poll percentages are different between black and white, city versus rural, intact traditional religious families vice podunks who don’t understand the difference between literal and figurative, inter alia.
And so it goes. The past is prelude if the Left continues to control the once great institutions of academia and media.
"However, the rabbis and Jewish organizations who at best stood silent and at worst gave a platform for people calling for the destruction of Israel also bear partial responsibility for today’s explosion of vile antisemitism. The same holds true for Jewish institutions that refused to recognize anti-Zionism as antisemitism." -- I believe that's exactly the idea reflected in that famous Twit, which Elon Musk agreed with, to be called an antisemite in response.
Very sad that Jewish voices were quite loud to call for anti-whiteness and decolonization - and now they are suddenly surprised when their allies march against Jews and Israel. What fools they are.
My wife and I attend several synagogues. Nothing brings congregants greater pleasure than seeing their youngsters do social justice (no yucky Jewish stuff) or get into Ivies. Fools die.
The Reform movement is also very guilty in not instilling in our youth , pride for being a Jew. Supporting BLM and DEI J street and others hve led us to where we are. I am not certain it can be turned around. I fear that in 50 years or so, only the Orthdox communities will be surviving and under constant threat.
When social justice aka Tikun Olam serves as a substitute for any committment to authentic Jewish tradition, that opens the door for an unwillingness to support Israel, rabbis who accentuate the universal themes of social justice at the expense of Jewish communal and individual committments, and to allow BDS and worse to be legitimized within the Jewish world
I’m a little suspicious of polls that don’t break down the demographics.
For example poll percentages are different between black and white, city versus rural, intact traditional religious families vice podunks who don’t understand the difference between literal and figurative, inter alia.
And so it goes. The past is prelude if the Left continues to control the once great institutions of academia and media.
"However, the rabbis and Jewish organizations who at best stood silent and at worst gave a platform for people calling for the destruction of Israel also bear partial responsibility for today’s explosion of vile antisemitism. The same holds true for Jewish institutions that refused to recognize anti-Zionism as antisemitism." -- I believe that's exactly the idea reflected in that famous Twit, which Elon Musk agreed with, to be called an antisemite in response.
Very sad that Jewish voices were quite loud to call for anti-whiteness and decolonization - and now they are suddenly surprised when their allies march against Jews and Israel. What fools they are.
My wife and I attend several synagogues. Nothing brings congregants greater pleasure than seeing their youngsters do social justice (no yucky Jewish stuff) or get into Ivies. Fools die.
The Reform movement is also very guilty in not instilling in our youth , pride for being a Jew. Supporting BLM and DEI J street and others hve led us to where we are. I am not certain it can be turned around. I fear that in 50 years or so, only the Orthdox communities will be surviving and under constant threat.
Maese-Czeropski will be an Only Fans millionaire by the end of the year. Obviously he couldn’t care any less about Palestine… he played you guys.